Various stress reduction techniques have been advocated to assist patients in dealing with the stress of the cancer experience. One of the most popular stress reduction techniques is relaxation, a technique which may help cancer patients cope with pain and decrease the anxiety and side effects associated with various treatments. Due to increased patient interest and a need for further research in this area, nurses need to be knowledgeable about relaxation techniques. Current relaxation literature is reviewed and a plan for teaching relaxation techniques to patients is proposed.
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Susan Copley Cobb (1984) studied this question.